diff --git a/changelog.d/gin-search.fix b/changelog.d/gin-search.fix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba9977b6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/gin-search.fix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Improved performance of status search queries using the default GIN index
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/search/database_search.ex b/lib/pleroma/search/database_search.ex
index aef5d1e74..e88d632cb 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/search/database_search.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/search/database_search.ex
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Search.DatabaseSearch do
           ^tsc,
           o.data,
           ^search_query
-        )
+        ),
+      order_by: [desc: :inserted_at]
     )
   end